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economy, and it's raised questions over president obama's second term agenda. what it is exactly. his administration is clearly last week and this week focused on new gun control proposals, and major immigration reform legislation. critics are saying the economy should be issue number one. take a look at these numbers. the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9% last month. the nation's gdp shrank 1% during the fourth quarter, and u.s. debt is approaching 16.5 trillion dollars. we report, you decide. david hawkings here to help us out, editor of daily briefing. great to see you, david. good morning. >> nice to be with you, jamie. >> i want to start by can go you about the president's push this week. he'll make the tour on gun control. he talked last week about immigration. does he have those two right? >> does he have those two right in terms of boosting the economy? >> well, no. in his position and his proposals are those issues that we should take care of in the way he's proposing? >> well, that's not for me to decide, but it certainly seems as though at the moment, his immigration
economy, and it's raised questions over president obama's second term agenda. what it is exactly. his administration is clearly last week and this week focused on new gun control proposals, and major immigration reform legislation. critics are saying the economy should be issue number one. take a look at these numbers. the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9% last month. the nation's gdp shrank 1% during the fourth quarter, and u.s. debt is approaching 16.5 trillion dollars. we report, you...
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president obama took a swipe at the g.o.p. on a show with sharpton saying and i quote, "my sense is that their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see the kinds of cuts that could slow down our recovery or closing tax loopholes and that binds our party together at this point." the g.o.p. political objective seems to be, according to the love different people in the g.o.p., that their opposition to president obama's the only thing that keeps them together. >> president obama knows that the republicans don't just stand for -- the republicans do not just stand for protecting the wealthy. the sad thing is the republicans don't have a clear message on economic growth, on expanding the economy, creating jobs, expanding opportunity and as you were talking before, of being inclusive. the president is able to attack because they don't have a message. bottom line is the republicans have no coherent need to respond to the president or his allies. bo
president obama took a swipe at the g.o.p. on a show with sharpton saying and i quote, "my sense is that their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see the kinds of cuts that could slow down our recovery or closing tax loopholes and that binds our party together at this point." the g.o.p. political objective seems to be, according to the love different people in the g.o.p., that their opposition...
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. >> heather: last week, president obama says there has never been a drone strike on a u.s. citizen on american soil adding that he will work with congress on a way to be more open with the public about the u.s. drone program. >> kelly: in the meantime, u.s. and russia are putting their heads together to find a way to end the ongoing crisis that is taking place in syria. john kerry speaking with russia's foreign minister on the phone today about the best way to use their respective influence. conner powell is live with more details on this important aspect of this story. >> reporter: rush skha is one of the biggest supporters of the assad regime. and secretary kerry has been trying on reach the foreign minister for some time but they finally spoke and secretary of state john kerry agreed too meet in the future to discuss syria. as they were talking the fighting is intensifying particularly around the town of aleppo. they have stepped up their attacks on syrian air bases including two airports. assad military is also responded by shelling several rebel held areas. as the figh
. >> heather: last week, president obama says there has never been a drone strike on a u.s. citizen on american soil adding that he will work with congress on a way to be more open with the public about the u.s. drone program. >> kelly: in the meantime, u.s. and russia are putting their heads together to find a way to end the ongoing crisis that is taking place in syria. john kerry speaking with russia's foreign minister on the phone today about the best way to use their respective...
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new details emerging about the immigration bill being drafted by the obama administration. that legislation reportedly lays out a process for illegal immigrants to become legal residents but that proposal is not going over well with some republicans. good morning. welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm eric shawn. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby. great to have you here. president saying we only pass the boil to congress if lawmakers can't agree on legislation of their own. doug is joining us live from washington. >> reporter: white house says it's a backup plan but they have come up with their own reform bill. president's plan that was leaked to u.s.a. today would offer special virsas to illegal immigrants that would put them on a pathway to full permanent citizenship. they say the president's plan will come into play only if congress fails to act. >> all it says to me we are doing exactly what we said we would do, we will be prepared in the bipartisan talks which we are aggressively supporting, if those don't work out, we'll have an option that we will be supporting. >> rep
new details emerging about the immigration bill being drafted by the obama administration. that legislation reportedly lays out a process for illegal immigrants to become legal residents but that proposal is not going over well with some republicans. good morning. welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm eric shawn. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby. great to have you here. president saying we only pass the boil to congress if lawmakers can't agree on legislation of their own. doug is joining...
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obama took office, it was 7.8%. right now, it's just ticked up a bit, 7.9%. the percentage of american who is are not working as much as they would like to, in 2009, that was 14.2%. today, up just a hair, 14.4%, the president claims the capitol is dysfunctional. >> i bet most americans are thinking the same thing right now -- nothing will get done in washington this year, or next year, or maybe even the year after that, because washington is broken. can you blame them for feeling a little cynical? that's the reason my jobs bill that would put a million more people back to work has been voted down by republicans in congress time and time again. it is the biggest source of gridlock in washington and has been over the last 3 years. now here's the thing -- remember i told you this was a choice that we have to make? because what is holding us back right now is not that we don't have good answers for how we could grow the economy faster or put more people back to work. the problem is we have a stalemate in washington. this week, we received the 50 estimate of ameri
obama took office, it was 7.8%. right now, it's just ticked up a bit, 7.9%. the percentage of american who is are not working as much as they would like to, in 2009, that was 14.2%. today, up just a hair, 14.4%, the president claims the capitol is dysfunctional. >> i bet most americans are thinking the same thing right now -- nothing will get done in washington this year, or next year, or maybe even the year after that, because washington is broken. can you blame them for feeling a little...
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and obama is a very good communicator and this is his idea and even during the the debates. he said sequestration is not going to happen. well, it's happening, but at the end of the day, the republicans once again, we're the evil party of no. >> angela mcglowan, thank you for joining us and penny lee thank you as well. i appreciate it. two weeks to go and let's face it the discussion will begin. thank you, ladies. >> well, just into the fox news room, a deadly blast in southern pakistan killing 63 people. a bomb ripping through a busy and crowded vegetable market. some 180 people were wounded in the attack and it happened in the mostly shiite muslim neighborhood. police say many of the victims were buried under rubble. the deadliest incident since the series of bombings in the same area last month, killing 86 people. iran's supreme leader, warning the world. no power would stop the country from building an atomic bomb and he also chamsth- claim that they're not seeking a nuclear weapon. and the sanks put in place in reaction to the nuclear program. connor powell joins us liv
and obama is a very good communicator and this is his idea and even during the the debates. he said sequestration is not going to happen. well, it's happening, but at the end of the day, the republicans once again, we're the evil party of no. >> angela mcglowan, thank you for joining us and penny lee thank you as well. i appreciate it. two weeks to go and let's face it the discussion will begin. thank you, ladies. >> well, just into the fox news room, a deadly blast in southern...
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. >> in his state of the union address, president obama himself admitted that these cuts were a really bad idea. the president failed to mention was that the sequester was his idea, proposed by his administration during the debt limit negotiations. >> president obama made no mention of sequester in his saturday address, pointing out instead that progress has already been made in deficit reduction. >> over the last few years, both parties have worked together to reduce the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion, which puts us more than halfway towards the goal of $4 trillion in deficit reduction that economists say we need to stabilize our finances. now we need to finish the job. >> in the midst of all this, congress taking next week off for president's day. arthel? >> arthel: i'm chuckling. steve, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> new reports say that murders thankfully are now plummeting in the notorious mexican city of juarez. clearly that is good news from a safety standpoint. but it's causing for some a viesing problem for the real estate market on the u.s. side of the border. patric
. >> in his state of the union address, president obama himself admitted that these cuts were a really bad idea. the president failed to mention was that the sequester was his idea, proposed by his administration during the debt limit negotiations. >> president obama made no mention of sequester in his saturday address, pointing out instead that progress has already been made in deficit reduction. >> over the last few years, both parties have worked together to reduce the...
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contrast this with president obama being 53% approval rating. i think whipping up all of this frustration with the government, as has been done, maybe by the tea party or what we have tael called the party of no is something is not serving the country well or the electoral goals of the republican party. >> i like your mention of fair and balanced. >> i don't agree. here's way think the reality is. we have gotten an assault on personal freedom in this country, first of wall obamacare, people are going to the doctor eye experienced taking my daughter to the pediatrician. they are asking, does anyone smoke, do have you guns in the home? why are our personal freedoms threatend? just friday, 160 pages were released by the obama administration, governing school lunches and vending machines. now they are saying that we have to have diet soda and low-cal foods, all in an effort to combat obesity. i think parents know how to govern obesity in the homes. how about more physical education, i have one who needs to run around several times a day. how about p
contrast this with president obama being 53% approval rating. i think whipping up all of this frustration with the government, as has been done, maybe by the tea party or what we have tael called the party of no is something is not serving the country well or the electoral goals of the republican party. >> i like your mention of fair and balanced. >> i don't agree. here's way think the reality is. we have gotten an assault on personal freedom in this country, first of wall...
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president obama has declared a state of emergency for connecticut. parts of the state got 3 feet of snow. all of the roads in the state were closed. the national guard was brought in to clear snow in new haven which got the 34 inches. >>> confirmation hearings for john brennan launched a fresh round of debate over a tool in the long war of 0 terror. the use of drones to kill targets, including americans. how do democrats feel about the president's position he can unilaterally order the strike. henry cuellar is from texas and joins us now. congressman cuellar. you heard what buck mckeon has to say. he has not problem with the program, better to kill them before they attack us. where do you come down on it? >> well, certainly under our constitutional framework and federal legal system the president has limits on his power but this is something he's allowed. certainly congress should be able to look at the criteria he's using. i feel he can share that with us. if there are individuals that take arms against americans, under certain circumstance, the pre
president obama has declared a state of emergency for connecticut. parts of the state got 3 feet of snow. all of the roads in the state were closed. the national guard was brought in to clear snow in new haven which got the 34 inches. >>> confirmation hearings for john brennan launched a fresh round of debate over a tool in the long war of 0 terror. the use of drones to kill targets, including americans. how do democrats feel about the president's position he can unilaterally order the...
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they brought up the fact that it might be because of the obama effect. we have seen our first african-american president and that may bring operated him. in and details and republicans there is a break. >> gregg: throw that up. that is a huge difference, isn't it? >> yes, it is. we saw during the george bush years, republicans were more optimistic. we have seen more wealthy and republicans a huge drop-off. it went from 75% in 2008 who were optimistic to 30% right now. in part, democrats are more optimistic because they their president is in offe, they have more optimism about his policies and republicans converse is true. >> gregg: clearly you are optimistic personally? >> i am. >> gregg: because you are wearing bright red today? >> yes, go niners! we're both from california. look at you, wearing orange, what team is that. >> gregg: is that tampa? they are like the biggest losers in the n.f.l. i'm a loser. >> no. >> gregg: i lived for eight years in san francisco. i love the niners, during the heyday of steve young and joe montana. >> i grew up in watson
they brought up the fact that it might be because of the obama effect. we have seen our first african-american president and that may bring operated him. in and details and republicans there is a break. >> gregg: throw that up. that is a huge difference, isn't it? >> yes, it is. we saw during the george bush years, republicans were more optimistic. we have seen more wealthy and republicans a huge drop-off. it went from 75% in 2008 who were optimistic to 30% right now. in part,...